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State DOT seeks to weld corroded support bases on Lathrop pedestrian overcrossing; commission raises questions but offers no formal comment
Summary
State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities proposed welding corroded vertical roof-support base bolts on the Lathrop pedestrian overcrossing in Fairbanks; the Historic Preservation Commission asked for more justification of a 'not eligible' finding but ultimately offered no formal comment pending SHPO concurrence.
FAIRBANKS — State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities submitted a Section 106 notification asking the Special Historic Preservation Commission to review repairs to the Lathrop pedestrian overcrossing bridge. Commission staff and members discussed the DOT proposal, public comments, and whether the bridge should be treated as historic.
Why it matters: The project involves repairs to a pedestrian overcrossing that the DOT has evaluated and determined not eligible for the National Register pending SHPO concurrence; how the commission frames its response could affect future eligibility and any later requests to alter or remove the structure.
Commission staff member Katie presented DOT materials, reading the agency’s inspection findings: “Inspection of the pedestrian overcrossing bridge determined that the original bolts at the vertical roof support bases are no longer…
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